CFG was established in 1987 – follow our 30-year history, and how we have developed from a small group of financial directors to a thriving charity with over 1,400 members.

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The idea for Charity Finance Group sprang from the vision of one man, Adrian Randall, then Finance Director of Cancer Research Campaign.

After a discussion with a few fellow FDs, Adrian set about starting a group to provide "... the exchange of views and the discussion and potential solution of common problems among chartered accountants and other senior financial executives working in charities."

By the end of the year, CFDG (we have since dropped the ‘D’) was being run out of a small office at the Cancer Research Campaign, and 130 charities had joined the group.

Three decades later and Adrian’s vision is still going strong. We have established a strong movement of professionals working for change, growing into a well-respected charity and increasing our charity members ten-fold. Follow our timeline below to chart some of the key moments along the way.

CFG Timeline

CFG at present: a thriving charity with membership of over 1,450 organisations